A 56-YEAR-OLD man walked away from the grounds of St. Elizabeths Hospital, where he was under voluntary commitment. Days later, he was found dead under a pile of snow. Another man, committed to the psychiatric institution after being found not guilty by reason of insanity for...

A SHOCKING explosion of bloodshed in the center of Europe — Ukraine’s capital, Kiev — gave way Friday to a fragile accord that may be the last chance to prevent civil war in a nation of 48 million people . Thanks to marathon mediation by the Polish, German and French...

Regarding the Feb. 19 Metro article “Chicken-chasers catch a break”: A dog should be kept on its owner’s property, but sometimes dogs get loose or are let free to roam. It is my job to keep my chickens safe. If a dog doesn’t try to get at them, a fox or coyote will. I...